Adjusting Color/Brightness (Color Correction)

You can adjust the color tone to match the previous/next video, or adjust the brightness by correcting color cast, highlight detail loss, and shadow detail loss. The following filters are provided for color correction.

[3-Way Color Correction]

Correct colors for shadow (black), intermediate (gray), and highlight (white).

Adjusting 3-Way Color Collection

[YUV Curve]

Adjust luminance (Y), blue color difference (U), and red color difference (V) on the chart. You can make a fine adjustment to balance the shadow and highlight.

Keys can be added for the YUV curve but interpolation animation between keys is not available.

Adjusting the YUV Curve

[Color Balance]

Adjust chroma, luminance, contrast, and color tone with the slider.

Adjusting Color Balance

[Color Wheel]

Move the pointer to adjust the color density, or rotate the wheel to adjust the color tone.

Adjusting Color Wheel

[Monotone]

Make the video monotone.

Adjusting Monotone

1) In the folder view of the [Effect] palette, click the [VideoFilters] tree.

2) Click the [Color Correction] tree to display filters.

3) Drag and drop the filter to use to the clip on the timeline.

Alternative

Adjusting 3-Way Color Collection

1) Display the [Information] palette, and double-click [3-Way Color Correction].

2) Adjust the balance of each color and click [OK].

Note

  • Colors appear differently depending on the monitor. Therefore, when exact color adjustment is necessary, output the video to the monitor on which the final video is screened.

  • If the completed video is broadcasted on TV, adjust the colors within the range of the regulations.

  • If you check [Safe Color] in [Color Balance] or [Color Wheel] of color correction, the upper or lower limit of brightness and color can be adjusted within a certain range.

[3-Way Color Correction] Dialog Box

(1)

[Black Balance]/[Gray Balance]/[White Balance]

Drag a point in each color to correct colors for shadow (black balance), intermediate (gray balance), and highlight (white balance).

Drag the point of color wheel to adjust the hue, or move the slider to adjust saturation and contrast.

(2)

[Limit]

Correct colors in the specified range.

Check [Hue], [Saturation], and [Luminance] to specify the range to adjust. You can set the effect range by entering a value directly in each field or dragging the triangle slider, or grating/slant parts.

A: Range to apply 100% adjustment

B: Range where you increase the adjustment volume gradually

C: Range where you decrease the adjustment volume gradually

(3)

[Key display]

View which range is applied with the effects by setting [Limit]. The area with the effects applied 100% is displayed in white; 0% in black.

(4)

[Histogram display]

Display a calculated histogram for each of hue, saturation, and luminance.

(5)

[ColorPicker]

Select a color from the displayed image on the Player or the Recorder.

(6)

Preview setting

Preview setting

(7)

Key frame setting

Key frame setting

(8)

[Default]

Click [Default] in each balance frame to reset only the parameters related to that balance to their default values.

Click [Default] at the bottom of the window to delete all the keys and reset the parameters to their default values.

Adjusting Colors Entirely

1) Display the [Information] palette, and double-click [3-Way Color Correction].

2) Click the color to correct from Color Picker.

3) Click the part to correct in Recorder.

Example:

When correcting a color-casted white table

Click [White] in Color Picker, and click a point on the table in the image.

Correcting Only One Part

You can define the range to apply the correction, when adjusting the color tone of skin.

1) Display the [Information] palette, and double-click [3-Way Color Correction].

2) Click [Color range] in Color Picker.

3) Click the part to correct in Recorder.

4) Correct the color.

Adjusting the YUV Curve

1) Display the [Information] palette, and double-click [YUV Curve].

2) Adjust the YUV curve and click [OK].

[YUV Curve] Dialog Box

(1)

YUV curve

Drag the line on each chart to adjust Y, U, and V. The value on the bottom left of the Y curve indicates the input value and output value.

(2)

[Spline]/[Linear]

Select the line of the chart (curve or straight).

(3)

[Default]

Click [Default] of each chart to restore the defaults for each Y, U, and V value and add them as the keys.

Click [Default] at the bottom of the window to delete all the keys and reset the chart to its initial values.

(4)

[Safe Color]

Check this item to make an automatic adjustment to keep the video signal within the YUV color space.

(5)

Preview setting

Preview setting

(6)

Key frame setting

Adjust the YUV curve chart for each key frame. The field option for the key will be [Hold], and no change along the time axis is allowed.

For how to set a key frame, see Key frame setting .

Key frame setting

Common Settings in Color Correction
Preview setting

You can lay and compare the image applied color correction and the original image.

(1)

[Use current screen to show filter effect]

Fix the screen with the timeline cursor position when comparing filter effects.

(2)

Check the filter effects

Set the segmentation of the screen when checking the result of the filter.

(3)

Filter apply screen ratio

Set the screen ratio to display the video with the filter applied when comparing the result of the filter.

Key frame setting

You can change the parameters of color correction along the time axis, and play it to check the result.

(1)

Time scale slider

Drag the slider to the left and right to adjust the time scale display unit. Move the slider to the left to reduce the display unit, or to the right to increase it. The right end is [Fit].

(2)

Playback/Tool buttons

: Play back the timeline on the Recorder.

: Repeatedly play back the clip currently being edited.

: Undo an operation.

[Ctrl] + [Z]

: Redo the undone operation.

[Ctrl] + [Y]

: Switch the changes of each parameter to the chart view. In the chart view, the timeline is represented by a chart display of the selected key. The parameters can be edited by moving the keys up and down.

The numerical values and gradations of the Y axis can be changed by entering numerical values.

(3)

Time scale for key frame

Display a scale with the unit selected in the time scale setting on the timeline.

Right-click the time scale and click [Timeline Timecode] to display the timecode of the timeline or click [Zero base Timecode] to display the timecode with the beginning of the clip as 0.

If a sequence marker is set for the position where the clip is placed, right-click the time scale and click [Go to Previous Sequence Marker] or [Go To Next Sequence marker] to move the timeline cursor to the previous or next sequence marker.

(4)

Time scale settings

Click here to toggle the specified display unit and [Fit].

Click the left arrow to reduce the display unit, or click the right arrow to increase the display unit.

(5)

Expand button

Click this button to configure detailed settings for each item.

You can edit the parameters by moving the cursor to a value input or control and dragging it when the mouse cursor shape changes.

(6)

Enable/Disable

Unchecking the item disables the parameter settings. To configure a key frame, check the effect name.

(7)

[Add default key]

Click this item to set the default key frames of each parameter item at the timeline cursor position.

(8)

Key frame setting

Click in the center to set a key frame on the position of the timeline cursor. If the timeline cursor is on the key frame, the key will be deleted.

Click the left and right arrow to move to the previous and next key frame.

(9)

Key frame timeline

Automatically add a key frame when you edit an effect at the timeline cursor.

If you expand each parameter item, you can edit the parameter by dragging key upward or downward.

Adjusting Color Balance

1) Display the [Information] palette, and double-click [Color Balance].

2) Adjust the color balance and click [OK].

[Color Balance] Dialog Box

(1)

Sliders

Move the slider to adjust each item.

(2)

[Safe Color]

Check this item to make an automatic adjustment to keep the video signal within the YUV color space.

(3)

Preview setting

Preview setting

(4)

Key frame setting

Key frame setting

(5)

[Default]

Click this button to restore the default settings for all the sliders.

Adjusting Color Wheel

1) Display the [Information] palette, and double-click [Color Wheel].

2) Adjust the color wheel and click [OK].

[Color Wheel] Dialog Box

(1)

Color wheel point

Slide this point to adjust the color density (chroma). Chroma increases as the point moves to the outline of the circle.

(2)

Wheel

Drag and rotate it to adjust the color tone.

(3)

[Bright]/[Contrast]

Adjust the luminance and contrast by moving the sliders.

(4)

[Safe Color]

Check this item to make an automatic adjustment to keep the video signal within the YUV color space.

(5)

Preview setting

Preview setting

(6)

Key frame setting

Key frame setting

(7)

[Default]

Click this button to delete all the keys and restore the default settings for the wheel and color wheel point.

Adjusting Monotone

1) Display the [Information] palette, and double-click [Monotone].

2) Adjust the monotone and click [OK].

[Monotone] Dialog Box

(1)

Sliders

Adjust the color tone by moving the slider.

(2)

Key frame setting

Key frame setting

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